Law Lords to decide if Chagos Islanders can return home – Daily Telegraph
“The Law Lords are expected to decide on an appeal to stop exiled Chagos islanders returning home.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Media must be allowed into family courts, says Sir Mark Potter – The Times
“Britain’s most senior family judge has said that family courts should be opened to the media to dispel the ‘myths and inaccuracies’ surrounding the system.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
More open justice for families in the courts – The Times
“Family courts are to be opened up to public scrutiny in response to mounting criticism from parents whose children are taken into care that they are victims of ‘secret justice’.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
No need to change bail laws, say judges – Daily Telegraph
“But what we do need is a change of culture among police and prosecutors, with much better enforcement of existing bail conditions.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children’s websites should stop marketing junk food to children, says watchdog – Sunday Telegraph
“Children’s websites should be reclassified as adverts to stop junk food and toy companies aggressively marketing their products to young people, according to a leading consumer watchdog.”
Sunday Telegraph, 19th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Call for euthanasia to be legal in UK – The Observer
“One of Britain’s leading moral philosophers has called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide in Britain following the death of paralysed rugby player Daniel James. Baroness Warnock, writing in today’s Observer, calls for liberalisation of euthanasia laws on the grounds that ‘we have a moral obligation to other people to take their seriously reached decisions with regard to their own lives equally seriously’.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Disabled car badge misuse tackled – BBC News
“New powers to stop the misuse of blue disabled parking badges are expected to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 19th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs give up battle to restrict abortions – The Observer
“Anti-abortion MPs last night abandoned their parliamentary fight for new restrictions, calling for the bitterly contested issue to be resolved by a high powered inquiry instead.”
The Observer, 19th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man killed wife in Facebook row – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death over a posting she made on the social networking site Facebook.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder mastermind’s life sentence – BBC News
“A remand prisoner has been sentenced to life for ordering a shooting using a mobile phone smuggled into prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government condemned for failure to tackle bribery – The Guardian
“The UK government has been strongly criticised for its ‘continued failure’ to meet its international obligations on tackling ‘foreign bribery’ in a damning report published today.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Half of criminals caught with guns escape minimum jail term – Daily Telegraph
“Only half of criminals convicted of using guns are given the minimum jail term, new figures show.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th October
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police probe rugby player’s assisted suicide – The Independent
“Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent
“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ‘should hang their heads in shame’.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Farmers sue labs over foot-and-mouth – The Independent
“A group of farmers have launched a legal claim against two laboratories blamed for last year’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 17th October 2008
Spurce: www.independent.co.uk
Border guards to make life tougher for rich businessmen, but not sportsmen – DailyTelegraph
“Foreign businessmen who want to invest in Britain will face unprecedented scrutiny by UK border guards, while footballers, entertainers and artists will be waved through, under new Home Office plans.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dickins v O2 Plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1144 (16 October 2008)
Simms v London Borough of Islington [2008] EWCA Civ 1083 (16 October 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
S & Anor, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 2177 (09 October 2008)
High Court (Chancery Divison)
Winters v Mishcon De Reya [2008] EWHC 2419 (Ch) (15 October 2008)
Magical Marking Ltd & Anor v Holly & Ors [2008] EWHC (Ch) 2428 (16 October 2008)
Couwenbergh v Valkova [2008] EWHC 2451 (Ch) (16 October 2008)
High Court (Patents Court)
Generics (UK) Ltd v Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 2413 (Pat) (15 October 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008 – Judiciary of England and Wales
“President of the Family Division Guidance: McKenzie Friends October 2008.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 16th October 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
